By-elections
- A by-election was held on March 6, 2008 following the death of the SNP's John Higgins on December 29, 2007. The by-election was won by Labour's Richard Tullett
Cambuslang East, by-election 6th March 2008 | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | |
Labour | Richard Tullett | 28.0 | 725 | 729 | 739 | 742 | 747 | 922 | 1,094 | 1,475 | |
SNP | Christine Deanie | 23.5 | 609 | 614 | 621 | 625 | 638 | 728 | 962 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tunweer Malik | 22.4 | 580 | 584 | 589 | 593 | 616 | 669 | |||
Independent | John McGuinness | 19.6 | 509 | 510 | 517 | 521 | 538 | ||||
Conservative | Malcolm Macaskill | 3.1 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 94 | |||||
Scottish Unionist | Jimi Moore | 1.5 | 38 | 39 | 40 | ||||||
Scottish Socialist | David McClemont | 1.2 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
Scottish Green | Susan Martin | 0.8 | 21 | ||||||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ||||||||||
Electorate: 10,397 Valid: 2,044 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,298 Turnout: 2,082 (24.95%) |
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- The Labour Party's Alan Scott won a by-election on October 28, 2010 to fill the vacancy which arose with the election of Michael McCann as an MP
East Kilbride West, by-election 28th October 2010 | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | |
Labour | Alan Scott | 41.4 | 847 | 863 | 873 | 892 | 973 | 1,297 | |
SNP | Pat McGuire | 27.9 | 571 | 587 | 606 | 641 | 761 | ||
Conservative | Ian Harrow | 19.7 | 403 | 427 | 442 | 455 | |||
Scottish Green | Raymond Burke | 4.0 | 82 | 85 | 100 | ||||
East Kilbride Alliance | Brian Jones | 3.5 | 71 | 76 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Smith | 3.4 | 70 | ||||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||||||
Electorate: 12,024 Valid: 2,044 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 17.00% |
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- The SNP's John Menzies won a by-election on December 8, 2011 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Independent Tommy Gilligan on October 22, 2011.
Hamilton West and Earnock, by-election 8th December 2011- 1 seat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | ||
SNP | John Menzies | 50.03 | 822 | ||
Labour | Stuart Gallacher | 36.94 | 607 | ||
Conservative | Connar McBain | 13.02 | 214 | ||
SNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Electorate: 14,068 Valid: 1,643 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 822 Turnout: 1,659 (11.79%) |
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